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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1969

Page

2

Weather and notices round up from daily records

The Daily Record lists high temperatures across cities such as Atlanta Miami Bremarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Duluth Phoenix Houston Seattle Los Angeles Washington and more with details on overnight lows and precipitation. It also reports September totals, year-to-date figures, barometer readings and humidity at noon plus local sunrise and sunset times. Additional items include birth notices with multiple families welcomed, court notices, traffic fines and offenses, and funeral services for several towns including LaCrosse Lansing Dam No 9 McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake and Cedar Rapids area communities.

Atlanta Miami Bremarck Mineapolis Cicago N. Orleans Enver New York

City Strike Continues Amid Picket Lines Across Departments

Pickets remained outside multiple city departments Tuesday morning with varied impact. At the streets building 100 laborers walked out, while waterworks losses were minimal with only five absent. Sanitation faced the sharpest toll as 52 garbage workers stayed away, prompting piled waste and a growing fly problem at the city landfill. An injunction barred further picketing at city buildings, requiring workers to return to duties after a $1,000 bond posting.

Kenwood Transfer Co Water Department Linn County Second Avenue SE Eldon DeCamp Sanitation Department Robert A. Henry George Baldwin Baldwin Municipal Roy Jameson Linn District William Eads Eads

Cedar Rapids seeks permanent injunction against Teamsters

The city filed for injunctive relief claiming the Teamsters union is not its recognized collective bargaining agent. The suit names Harry Wilford and Richard Gates and William Miner as representatives of city employees and a large class of affected workers. Service included on Wilford and picketers at city hall and city depots as authorities warn of health and welfare risks if the strike continues.

Teamsters Union Harry Wilford Teamsters Business Richard Gates William Miner Cedar Rapids City of Eldon DeCamp Horace Gates David Webster Linn County Wilford

Nixon signals partial Vietnam troop drawdown and talks of a political settlement

President Nixon announced a U.S. troop reduction in Vietnam and said talks with adversaries could proceed, stressing that South Vietnamese people must determine their own future free from outside interference. Thieu framed the move as progress, while North Vietnam and Viet Cong opposed it as a maneuver. Details on specific units or scales were not provided.

South Vietnam Thieu U.S Paris Nixon North Vietnam

Lansing elects Richard Gaunitz as school board president

Richard Gaunitz of Lansing has been elected president of the East Allamakee Community School Board. The announcement lists Gaunitz as the new chair, marking a leadership change for the district's governing body. He succeeds the previous president and will oversee board meetings and policy decisions.

Lansing Richard Gaunitz East Allamakee

Travel bans extended by six months to four nations

Secretary of State Rogers extends travel restrictions on Americans to mainland China Cuba North Korea and North Vietnam for six more months. A review is set for March 15 to decide on continuation. The State Department cites the international situation as justification. courts have ruled travel despite bans cannot be prosecuted.

Washington Rogers China Cuba North Korea North Vietnam State Department U. S

Cairo Fires Erupt In Race Tension After Resignations

Gunfire shattered Cairo as mayor and police chief resigned, injuring none. State police patrolled the Pyramid Courts neighborhood where tracer rounds lit the sky, while a new city leadership took over amid ongoing racial unrest and uncertainty about a special election.

Cairo Ill Illinois Pyramid Courts R. Shirley Abell William Petersen Abell Lee Stenzel William Egan Stenzel

Death Notice of Six Week Old Michael Burington

Michael Jon Burington six week old son of Eldo and Mrs Burington died Monday after a sudden illness. Born Aug 3 1969 in Fort Dodge he is survived by his parents grandparents Elmer Webert Belle Plaine and Jesse Burington Arlington great William J Kramer Luzerne Blanche Burington Arlington and Fred Webert Belle Plaine. Memorial services are set for 11 am Wednesday at Chapel of Memories with Rev E Koberg of Trinity Lutheran. Burial will be Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after 5 pm Tuesday.

Michael Burington Michael Jon Burington Eldo Burington Thirtyfourth Street Fort Dodge Elmer Webert Belle Plaine Jesse Burington Arlington William J. Kramer Luzerne Blanche Burington Fred Webert E. Koberg Trinity Lutheran Church Buria Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home

Funeral Services and Burials From Turner Chapel East

Obituaries list funeral notices for Joe F Malake Leo J Wicke Rickey Lee Schaefer Grace Marie Turner and William Edmund Treichler. Services held at various churches chapels and cemeteries including Cedar Memorial St Patrick Fairfax Linwood and Turner Chapel with cremation committal and burial plans noted.

George Pinpott Turner Monroe Grace Marie Turner William Cotton Cedar Memorial Cemetery Treichler William Edmund Turner

Courthouse Hearing Set in Northrup Gun Incident Suit

Richard Northrup of Cedar Rapids seeks 75000 from Raymond Troy of rural Mt. Vernon in Linn district court without trial for alleged back shooting and unlawful force during a dispute over an intrusion on Northrup’s property. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday on Troy’s alleged failure to follow pretrial orders.

Richard Northrup Cedar Rapids Raymond Troy Mt. Vernon Troy Linn District Court Northrup

Damage Suits Filed Against Freezer Firms

A Cedar Rapids couple and a Linn county man filed a class action in Linn County District Court Tuesday against Indiana firms T and C Food Co. and Town and Country Food Co alleging misrepresentation and unfulfilled promises tied to freezer purchases, seeking $379.92 each for themselves and others due to alleged contracted obligations.

Cedar Rapids Linn County Linn Indiana Joseph E Clara J. Kasper Carlisle Street T and C Food Co Illinois, Inc Town and Country Food Co., Inc Ft. Wayne Charles M. Lindsay Ted Sloane

Pleads Guilty To Theft of Vehicle

Leroy D. Kula of Prairieburg pled guilty in Linn district court to larceny of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. Judge B J Maxwell set Sept 27 for sentencing. Kula was accused of stealing a car from Gerald Clark of Cedar Rapids and using a Northwestern Bell Telephone Co truck.

Leroy D. Kula Prairieburg Linn B. J. Maxwell Kula Gerald Clark Cedar Rapids Northwestern Bell Telephone Co

Matson Warren Firms Return To Permit List

Two Iowa trucking firms Matson Inc of Cedar Rapids and Warren Transport Co of Waterloo were restored to routine oversize permit consideration by the Iowa highway commission. The panel kept Aug 20 policy prohibiting routine permit actions without commission orders, with some debate over its effect on small fleets and a plan to defer further implementation as needed.

Ames Iowa Matson, Inc Cedar Rapids Warren Transport Co Waterloo Iowa Highway Commission Matson and Warren Commission Maston and Warren

Public hearing set on Hiawatha water tower annexation

The Hiawatha planning commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday at 8 p.m. in City Hall on the annexation of the proposed site for a new water tower.

Hiawatha Plan and Zoning Commission

Museum Director Henri Marceau Dies at 73 in Philadelphia

Henri Marceau, 73, longtime Philadelphia Museum of Art director from 1955 to 1964, died Monday in Philadelphia, ending a decade of leadership at the museum and marking a notable era in its postwar period.

Philadelphia Henri Marceau Philadelphia Museum of Art

County board studies paying tuition for employees

Linn county board of supervisors delayed a decision until Friday on subsidizing tuition for county staff. Deputy treasurers Lynn Frantz and John Liss sought $15 and $90 respectively for courses at Kirkwood Community College and University of Iowa extension in municipal administration. Supervisors proposed limits of 25 or 50 dollars, debated subsidies amid concerns staff may leave county employment with gained knowledge.

Linn County Board of Supervisors Lynn Frantz Iowa Kirkwood Community College John Liss University of Iowa Dudley Henderson Floyd Emmons Henderson Emmons

Vincent Brass Opens Cedar Rapids Metal Warehouse

Vincent Brass and Aluminum Co dedicates a new 35,000 square foot metal warehouse and processing center at 1100 Shaver Road NE Cedar Rapids. The project represents a 1 million investment with a planned 500 thousand inventory addition and ten initial jobs. R L Vincent chairs the ceremony highlighting regional distribution for brass, copper, aluminum and stainless steel parts with services like sawing slitting and shearing. expansions and other facilities in St Louis Union New Jersey and a planned Indianapolis location are noted.

Vincent Iowa Cedar Rapids St. Louis Union N.J Indianapolis

Find Car but Not Driver at Accident Scene

Marion police seek ownership and the driver of a car that struck three utility poles on Seventh Avenue knocking out a transformer. The Saturday night crash caused about 500 dollars in damage. no injuries. The last owner of record was Douglas McGowan, but the car had multiple owners since. A second car driven by Charles Packwood Jr. hit a fallen pole. damage about 300 dollars. no injuries.

Marion Seventh Avenue Douglas McGowan Twenty-fifth Avenue Charles Packwood, Jr Cedar Rapids

Attendant at Twin Towers service station robbed

Craig McManis a 71 year old attendant at the Twin Towers 66 service station at highways 30 and 149 reported he was robbed of 46 dollars 93 cents early Tuesday A man about 35 to 40 years old five feet nine tall and slender demanded the money and ordered him into the restroom Police said the robbery occurred shortly before 3 am and it was unclear if a car was used in the getaway

Craig McManis Twin Towers 66 McManis Third Avenue

Haynsworth Faces Opposition On Conflicted Vending Links

The Fourth Circuit chief judge Haynsworth is under fire over a ruling tied to textile firm vending contracts. Senator Hollings accuses special interests of blocking the nomination, naming Americans for Democratic Action the NAACP and the AFL CIO. Testimony from Roy Wilkins and George Meany was planned, but most expect confirmation.

Hollings D-S.c Nixon Haynsworth Americans For Democratic Action NAACP Aflcio Roy Wilkins George Meany

Cavern Formed By Blastfoot Test Reveals Vast Rock Displacement

Experts described a blastfoot cavern at the hole's bottom created by the device. The explosion displaced about 10 million tons of rock, much of which vaporized or melted. Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Giller said the device was part of a weapons program for a future system. Other experts anticipated larger shots nearby and in the Aleutians, with no expected earthquake activity or underground water pollution.

Air Force Edward Giller Military Applications Division AEC Washington Aleutian Islands

Barricades in Ireland Split as Catholic Protesters Move

Catholic communities kept more than 150 barricades as Protestant groups lowered their barriers. A Catholic citizens' committee later withdrew a pledge to remove them and scheduled a vote. Jim Sullivan said the barricades stay until a democratic decision is made. Freeland met with Wilson and Calaghan in London and ordered barricade removal with Ulster authorities.

Jim Sullivan Central Citizens’ Defense Committee Freeland Harold Wilson James Calaghan London

Skipper’s Defense Over Message Duty in Ship Case

Testimony shows McLemore claimed not to see a carrier message while prosecutors said Evans received it and copied it to the deck. The defense argued no copy appeared on McLemore’s personal message board, suggesting a lapse in notice before station changes.

McLemore Evans

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Daily Record C. R Gazette Mississippi LaCrosse Dam No McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk C.R Coralville Lake Leo J. Johanns J Street Leo R. Johnson Fifth Avenue Donald Skala Wilson Avenue Kenneth J. Stodola Twelfth Avenue Francis T. Lahue Walker St. Luke's Wilmer Rogerson Central City Gene Miney McKinley Street Robert Leaf Mechanicsville Vernon Schnathorst Fourth Avenue Hiawatha Richard Lamb Twelfth Street Howard Bolsinger Douglas Janda Fei Eighteenth Street Weston Curtis Sixth Street Alexa Zalesky and Norval C. Brunk Rena Sue Bird Robert Thomas Bird Donna J. Fowler Patrick E. Fowler Dennis Bentus Amelia Bentus Marjorie E. Jackson Terry C. Jackson Rose M. McMurray Terry L. McMurray Carol Ann Vyskocil Charles D. Vyskocil Marilyn Jane Tompkins Richard Lawrence Tompkins Betty Jane Holmes Andy Holmes Nineteenth Street Grande Avenue Jack Babcock Eighteenth Street Curtis G. Smith H Avenue Clyde J. Markham Sixteenth Avenue Harvey Gilley C Avenue Thomas F. Randall West Eighth Avenue Sandra McConaughy John A. Webster Twenty-ninth Street Robert H. Wiles Oakland Road Patrick N. Yendra North Towne Place Donald E. Westcott, Jr First Avenue NW Rollo Fletcher Twenty-eighth Street Drive Christian Vorobieff Eighth Street Janet S. Smith Gary D. Welshhans Paul L. Burgart B Avenue Nadine Hazewinkel Twenty-seventh Street Dorothy Morris Sixth Avenue Douglas J. Schmuecker Watkins Kenneth W. Fogle Center Point Benny Otten Fourteenth Avenue SE Cleon E. Herriott Twenty-third Street SE Lynette L. Nelch First Avenue SE Elaine C. Ehlers Tipton Adam M Nelch Virginia M. Briggs First Avenue Phyllis M Zumwalt Seventh Street Jean N. Benn H Avenue NE Francis Dolan First Avenue NE Fred M. Harris Henry W. Burhop Oelwein Anna Krivanek Brant’s. Randalia Nellie Saltsgiver Methodist Bellas- Wright Victor — Herman L. Schrader McAninch’s. Mt. Vernon Lloyd Fowler Morgan’s Cascade Leroy Dolphin St. Martin's Public Works Streets Department Harry Hilton George Lee Webster City Street Department Forestry Department Ronald Ziegler Pentagon 5Th Marine Division Vietnam Defense Department Allamakee Board W. C. Spomer Egan TN ES Peale Ellis Bly Courthouse News Jiff Palisades- Kepler State Park Walter Grant James Area Ten College Vincent Brass Co Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Ireland William Philbin Down and Connor Callaghan Army Citizens’ Committees Ulster James Chichester- Clark Monahan Stewart 1St Ave Wm. J. Stewart James F. Stewart
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